Fèis Ìle 2016 remembered
Looking back at this year’s sun-filled festival – the good, the bad and the downright odd.
Looking back at this year’s sun-filled festival – the good, the bad and the downright odd.
The surge in new Scotch distilleries has some striking similarities to the Victorian whisky boom.
At a time of widespread unpredictability, Scotch is enjoying mixed fortunes in the UK.
Has there ever been a more exciting time for whisky? Probably not, says Richard Woodard.
Like fine wine, great whisky comes from a willingness to make mistakes, says Richard Woodard.
When is a fake not a fake? Dave Broom tells a tangled tale of a 1977 bottle of Highland Park.
Dave Broom reports from Japan on the challenges facing the country’s whisky industry.
These are the trends shaping the whisky industry, according to producers, writes Becky Paskin.
The ‘safe’ revamp of Glenrothes represents a lost opportunity, says Richard Woodard.
Restaurant critic Jay Rayner gives Dave Broom food for thought on whisky writing.
A day of scything reminds Dave Broom that some whisky-making skills should stay unchanged.
A whisky bar’s history reflects the shifting stereotype of its drinkers, says Dave Broom.
Tourism officials, residents and whisky fans are battling to save the historical centre.
Getting under the skin of Russia’s vast and potentially lethal black market in counterfeit spirits.
Rye’s return in Scotland after a long gap marks the latest chapter in a chequered history.
Distillers are coming up with ever more inventive ways of working with this tricky grain.
From managing Cardhu to his pioneering ambassadorial work, a great Scotch whisky character recalled.
Recalling a year of shocks, surprises, new whiskies, fake bottles and controversy.
The ‘ultimate whisky troubleshooter’, he lent his expertise to distilleries all over the world.
What does the striking new look and range rethink say about the modern face of single malt?
Now just an empty shell, the Falkirk distillery could be producing spirit within two years.
The biggest news items of the year, as featured on the pages of Scotchwhisky.com.
Assessing the impact of a hard exit from the EU on the eve of a crucial Commons vote.
The years to come could shed a new light on the dark early days of Scotch whisky making.
The murky waters of auctioning whisky labels is not only unclear, it’s unregulated too.
The Fife-based plant uses a number of techniques aimed at giving maximum spirit flexibility.
Explore the future of whisky with Scotchwhisky.com at the London Whisky Show.
The Fife distillery has become the ‘first’ in over a century to use oats to make Scotch whisky.
The airline has partnered with InchDairnie to create a commemorative centenary whisky.
Bottles sold from the Prince’s cask of Royal Lochnagar 30 Year Old have so far raised £225,400.
The 38-year-old single malt is one of the highlights of the bottler’s Spring Collection.
Tours and tastings will celebrate the Highland distillery’s landmark this Saturday.
The £800 single malt is a vatting of five different vintages, dating back to 1978.
The independent bottler is releasing a number of limited-edition whiskies to celebrate.
One PhD student will receive £4,000 to study the effects of climate change on water supply.
The 1972 bottling, aged 44 years, almost doubled its pre-auction estimate.
Priced at £16,000, Tamdhu’s oldest ever release celebrates its 120th anniversary.
Whisky fans are asked to come forward with memories, artefacts and photographs.
Lack of stock means expressions will be discontinued – but no increase in NAS products.
The limited edition is being launched to celebrate the Islay malt brand’s 10th anniversary.
The 12-year-old blend was created with Angus Dundee to commemorate the jazz club’s 60th birthday.
The Lowland distillery’s commemorative whisky will retail at £5,000 per bottle.
The blender has withdrawn its single grain brand after postponing plans for a Borders distillery.
It’s back! Take a tour of the Diageo archives to mark the annual Scotch celebration.
The Speyside distillery’s new entry-level expression is being gradually rolled out.
Bruichladdich and InchDairnie have run commercial distillations of pot still rye spirits.
Remains found at the Fife site could point to Scotland’s earliest site of distillation yet ...
Famously smoky Islay distillery celebrates 200th birthday with two releases of special expression.
First event is planned for 10 February – the birthday of Johnnie Walker pioneer Alexander Walker.
The launches follow the withdrawal of the distillery’s 17-year-old and 21-year-old malts.
The ‘19th-century’ bottles have been withdrawn from display amid authenticity concerns.
Long-serving master distiller earns accolade for services to business and the community in Speyside.
A special ballot will decide who can buy the 24-year-old birthday bottling, priced at £1,494.
The Washington State distiller is supporting research into barley varietals for whiskey.
Chivas Regal Ultis combines five Speyside single malts and is priced at US$200 a bottle.
The removal from public display follows a hotel guest paying $10,000 for a ‘fake’ 1878 whisky.
The distillery’s one-off bottling will raise funds for research into Motor Neurone Disease.
The Peter Blake and Valerio Adami 60-year-old malts will be sold by Bonhams in Hong Kong.
The colour-focused line-up is cut as part of a rethink of the single malt’s portfolio.
The changes include a renewed focus on age statements and redesigned packaging.
Almost 500 rare whiskies and nine casks will be offered for sale by Sotheby’s later this month.
Three lots of rare whisky labels have been withdrawn from auction following protests on Facebook.
The master blender for Johnnie Walker has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
The withdrawal of The Glenlivet expression shocked whisky fans, but plans are afoot for its return.
William Grant & Sons is to launch a new range of blended whiskies under the Hazelwood brand.
Seven Scotch whisky distilleries have been condemned for their failure to meet pollution guidelines.
Many whisky tourists visit Islay’s distilleries, but how many have experienced them from the air?
The renowned whisky consultant leaves a global distilling legacy behind him.
Karen Betts joins from the British FCO, where she was previously British ambassador to Morocco.
Tributes have been made to the distillery’s head of communications following his sudden death.
Armed police raided Canadian whisky bars for selling SMWS whisky ‘illegally’.
The single malt expression will be available on shelves once more after a three-year absence.
The distillery has revised its malts range after drinkers criticised its previous bottlings.
HRH has requested the whisky, gifted to him upon a distillery visit, be bottled for charity.
Just 184 bottles of 30-year-old Royal Lochnagar gifted to Prince Charles are to be sold.
The Angus farm distillery has released Scotland’s first rye whisky in over a century.
Take inspiration from these travel titles for your next whisky adventure.
A wide-ranging and frank conversation with one of the UK’s best-selling crime novelists.
The crime author shares several drams with Dave Broom while discussing music, whisky and life.
UK chefs and sommeliers are increasingly – and successfully – pairing whisky with their menus.
Celebrate all things Scottish with dinner and a dram at one of these luxurious Burns Night suppers.
The world’s best bartenders share their top Scotch whisky cocktail recipes for Burns Night.
As rye whisky making returns to Scotland, mash filters are in the news. But what are they?
Scotch whisky must be at least three years old – but why? War, in part, provides the answer.
Who better to disentangle the complex concept of solera systems than our resident Whisky Professor?
Our Whisky Prof explains the flavour impacts of worm tubs and shell-and-tube condensers.
Time for the Virgin to expand his horizons beyond the safety blanket of Scotland’s drams.
The compelling tale of one of the most infamous episodes in British corporate history – 30 years on.
The long and eventful story of Scotch whisky’s longest-established independent bottler.
From King George IV to Prince William, British royalty has played a big part in whisky’s success.
Dr Swan will be remembered as the godfather of Taiwanese whisky for his work establishing Kavalan.
A who’s who of Scotch whisky is on hand to answer this most challenging of questions.
Alternative grains are back in fashion as distillers add oats, rye and wheat to their pots.
A crackpot collection of some of the craziest creations in the Scotch whisky universe.
With over 40 new distilleries opening this decade, is Scotch on course to repeat history?
The origins of whisky are closely linked to the use of aqua vitae in early medical science.
We celebrate it every year, but how did the Burns Night tradition begin?
Whisky should feature, of course, but there are plenty of fun ways to celebrate Scotch.
From stocking fillers to blowout experiences, we’ve got presents for whisky fans on every level.
New distilleries are coming thick and fast, and there’s still plenty of room for more.
If stocks are limited, where are all the new Japanese whisky brands coming from?
As one of whisky’s three ingredients, yeast offers huge possibilities in flavour creation.
Distilleries are rediscovering the unique flavours oats can bring to whisky.
Haggis, for sure, but what else is needed for the festivities on 25 January? Find out here.
The ambitious series of single cask bottlings now spans six decades from the 1950s.
The feline heroes famed for their mouse-hunting prowess at Scotland’s whisky distilleries.
The ‘fake’ 1878 Macallan opened at a Swiss hotel has its roots in a saga from the 1990s.
Looking into the past, present and future of the Highland distillery, founded in 1843.
From Glenfiddich to Glen Grant, these are the world’s most popular Scotch malt whiskies.
Thinking about buying your own cask of maturing whisky? Here’s a guide to what’s out there.
Oak species, grain size and toasting all help mould the flavour of the dram in your glass.
A deconstruction of the unique charms of this much-loved Islay distillery, now 200 years old.
Grab a mince pie and a dram, and test your whisky knowledge with our festive quiz.
Scotland is set to welcome seven new distilleries in 2017, plus the relaunch of an old favourite.
Whisky is a gender-balanced industry, so why is it still considered a man’s drink?
Brands, marketing and much more from the driving force behind the Classic Malts and Blue Label.
Glenfiddich’s malt master on chemistry, SPPM and being a world bagpiping champion.
Dalmore’s eccentric master blender reflects on a lifetime of devotion to whisky.
Despite her stern demeanour, the not-so-merry monarch was a great lover of Scotch whisky.
Britain’s first female Prime Minister, ‘The Iron Lady’, believed in whisky to give you energy.
The English-born journalist and polemicist loved controversy, and Johnnie Walker Black Label.
The author of A Clockwork Orange was almost as prolific with whisky and he was with the pen.
The baseball legend was famed for his home runs – and his formidable off-field appetites.
Bill Murray’s jet-lagged and jaded movie star remains his most celebrated film role.
The family behind Ferintosh, Scotland’s oldest distillery and a vast operation at its peak.
The extraordinary story of a man hailed as the ‘Great Gatsby’ of the Scotch whisky world.
War, women and whisky: the story of Hugh Munro, early 19th-century Laird of Teaninich, has it all.
As a man, he was a ‘happy Hercules’ – and, as a distiller, a larger-than-life self-promoter.
From White Horse to Malt Mill, the story of one of the Scotch whisky industry’s true pioneers.
Myths, escalating prices and how he was ‘trapped’ into collecting the legendary Islay single malt.
Inside the Frenchman’s astounding whisky collection, some of which dates back to WWII.
A rare look inside the German’s 25-year collection, including a series of 1960s Laphroaigs.
The rare whisky expert collects ‘anything and everything’ and has a fondness for unique bottles.
The German collector loves Speyside, thanks in part to a memorable tasting with Ronnie Cox.
The Belgian electrician who came late to whisky, but indulges his passion to the full.
The whisky vlogger on how he ‘collects’ whiskies for others to try as much as for himself.